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    minimum radius for body mounted couplers?

    This has probably been asked many times, but I can't seem to find a straight answer... what is the minimum radius required to use body mounted MT couplers? I currently have 11" mainline radius and Atlas standard turnouts (I think that's equivalent to #4). I'd hate to convert all my cars to body...
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    N scale bricks?

    Hi, What do you use for bricks in N-scale? At first, I tried to make a master pattern by scribing bricks in Hydrocal and making a mould - it worked, sort of, but it was a nightmare to get the bricks reasonably to scale and regular. Then I tried to print brick patterns on a colour laser, with...
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    advice on unimates

    I'm thinking of replacing my Rapidos with knuckle couplers but MT couplers are pricey and seem tricky to install, plus I don't need automatic uncoupling anyway. Unimates seem like reasonable option and easy to install, but I don't know much about them. Does anyone have experience with them? ease...
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    Has anyone tried this? concept for a modular layout

    I just got started in the hobby and right now I'm building a small (2x5) layout just to get some practice with design and construction. I like the idea of a small, easy-to-finish layout, but it's also clear that a larger one would provide more interest and realism in the long run. So while I...
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